Registration/Enrollment

A central student registration/enrollment office has been established by the Jersey Shore Area School District to make enrolling in the Jersey Shore Area School District convenient for parents.  

Jersey Shore Area School District Administration Building
Central Registration Office
Trudy Wagner, Student Data Coordinator
175 A&P Drive
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
Phone:  570.398.5253
Fax:  570.398.5089
Email: twagner@jsasd.org

Please complete your child’s registration online using the link below. You will be able to upload all supporting required documentation during the online registration process. The Medical and Dental forms can be downloaded and printed using the link below and taken to your physicians during your child’s appointment for completion.

If you do not have access to a device to complete the online registration, you can schedule an appointment by calling our Student Data Coordinator, Mrs. Trudy Wagner, 570.398.5253 to complete your enrollment at the District Administration building. Please be sure to bring all necessary enrollment documents with you to your appointment.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

Parents should register their child for kindergarten at the Jersey Shore Area School District Administration Building 175 A&P Drive, Jersey Shore.

Mrs. Trudy Wagner, 570.398.5253, Student Data Coordinator, is available between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, to answer questions about registration.

  • To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be five years old on or before September 1.
  • To be eligible for first grade, a newly entering child must be six years old on or before September 1.
  • To be eligible for the PA Pre-K Counts Preschool program, a child must be four years old on or before September 1.  Parents who are interested in the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts program for four year olds may complete the enrollment form during kindergarten and first grade registration.  Funding for the Pre-K Counts preschool program for four-year-olds is contingent upon passage of the grant allocation in the Governor’s budget.

Kindergarten Registration Opens February 12, 2024
for the 2024-2025 School Year

When registering a child for kindergarten, parents are to bring the following items:

  1. Birth certificate
  2. Dates of immunization and any pertinent information concerning the child’s health
  3. Proof of residency (electric/utility bill)
  4. Custody documentation (if applicable)
  5. Foster care documentation (if applicable). 

The child does not need to be present during registration.

The following items are to be brought to registration for students enrolling in any grade level:

  1. Birth certificate
  2. Last report card from your child’s previous school
  3. Immunization record (required by Pennsylvania law)
  4. Copy of your child’s IEP (if applicable)
  5. Custody documentation (if applicable)
  6. Proof of residency (preferably a copy of a utility bill)

 

The Department of Health, with support from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, requires the following immunizations for students entering our schools:

  • three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine
  • two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine (1st vaccine must be given after 1st birthday)
  • four doses of Tetanus and Diphtheria (TD) vaccine (5th dose if fourth dose is before fourth birthday)
  • required doses of Varicella (Chicken Pox) disease or vaccine
  • three doses of Polio Vaccine

STUDENT WITHDRAW INFORMATION

If a parent wishes to withdraw a student from the Jersey Shore Area School District prior to the start of school year, the parent should report to the central registration office.  Once the school year begins for students, the parent should report to the school where the child is enrolled and begin the withdrawal process at that school.

Photo of Trudy Wagner
Student Data Coordinator Administration Building
Work Phone: 570.398.5253 x71400
Categories: Administration
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